Ducksters Underground Railroad

What was the Underground Railroad?

• Railroad tracks that ran East and West
• Secret routes that runaway slaves used to reach freedom
• An underground tunnel that ran to Canada
• A rode that returned escaped slaves to the south

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What is an abolitionist?

• Someone who supports slavery
• Someone who wants to catch runaway slaves
• Someone who wants to end slavery
• Someone who wants to divide the North and South

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True or False:
Slaves escaped to Canada using the Underground Railroad.

• True
• False

Slaves usually traveled during the _______________.

• night time
• day time

The people who helped slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad were called_____________.

• conductors
• engineers

What secret organization helped slaves escape to freedom?

• Seneca Falls Convention
• National Freedom Road
• Underground Railroad
• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

Which railroad term represented the safe houses slaves stayed at?

• Shepherds

• Conductors

• Stations

• Preachers

"Heaven" and "promised land" were secret railroad terms for:

• Canada

• Virginia

• Massachusetts

• New York

Was the Underground Railroad really underground?

• yes
• no

Who was the ex-slave who worked as a conductor on the Underground Railroad? 

• Harriet Tubman
• Frederick Douglass
• William Lloyd Garrison
• Sojourner Truth